afdelingssekretariaat
Syllables
af-de-lings-se-kre-ta-ri-aat
Pronunciation
/ɑfˈdeːlɪŋs.sɛ.krɛ.taː.riˈaːt/
Stress
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Morphemes
af + deling + secretariaat
The word 'afdelingssecretariaat' is a Dutch noun divided into eight syllables based on vowel sounds and avoiding consonant cluster breaks. Primary stress falls on the penultimate syllable ('-riaat'). It's a compound word with a prefix ('af-'), a root ('deling'), and a suffix ('secretariaat').
Definitions
- 1
The office or department responsible for administrative and secretarial tasks within a larger organization.
Departmental secretariat
“Het afdelingssecretariaat is verantwoordelijk voor de agenda van de directeur.”
“Zij werkt op het afdelingssecretariaat.”
Stress pattern
Primary stress falls on the penultimate syllable ('-riaat').
Syllables
af — Open syllable, containing a short vowel.. de — Open syllable, containing a schwa.. lings — Closed syllable, containing a short vowel and a nasal consonant.. se — Open syllable, containing a mid vowel.. kre — Open syllable, containing a mid vowel.. ta — Open syllable, containing a long vowel.. ri — Open syllable, containing a short vowel.. aat — Closed syllable, containing a long vowel.
Word Parts
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Vowel-Based Syllabification
Syllables are formed around vowel sounds, creating open syllables where possible.
Consonant Cluster Preservation
Consonant clusters are kept together within a syllable unless breaking them is phonologically necessary.
Penultimate Stress
Primary stress is typically placed on the second-to-last syllable in Dutch words.
- The compound nature of the word does not alter the basic syllabification rules.
- The 'ings' ending is consistently treated as a single syllable.
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